Curriculum by grade › Kindergarten › English Language Arts

Kindergarten homeschool English curriculum

All 36 weeks of kindergarten English, planned and ready, with the exact topic for every week below. Start with Week 1 free, no card needed.

Open the free Week 1 lesson See plans

How kindergarten English works

Lessons build reading, writing, grammar, and vocabulary step by step, with read-aloud audio, typed responses, and quizzes that grade themselves.

Time: about 15–25 minutes a day
Scores go straight to the gradebook and report card
Print any lesson as a worksheet with an answer key
Parent tools: hours log, weekly report, portfolio
Family plan: up to 4 students, each with their own records

The full 36-week scope & sequence

Topics and standards come straight from the live course. Standards codes are listed for reference; Life Academy is built to help meet homeschool requirements in all 50 states.

Quarter 1 (weeks 1–9)

Week	Topic	Standards
1	Letters Mm, short a, Tt — mouth shapes & clean sounds
2	Ss, Ii, Pp — blend first CVC: at, am, sat, mat, sip
3	Nn, Dd, Cc(/k/) — CVC: nap, sad, can, tip, pan
4	Gg, Oo, Ff — CVC: dog, fog, top, got, fig
5	Bb, Hh, Ee — CVC: bed, hen, hop, bat, hat
6	Ll, Rr, Uu — CVC: run, leg, rug, sun, bus
7	Jj, Kk, Ww — CVC: jam, kid, wet, wink, jet
8	Yy, Vv, Xx, Zz + full alphabet review
9	Fluency with short a/i CVC; handwriting stamina

Quarter 2 (weeks 10–18)

Week	Topic	Standards
10	Short o/e/u CVC; dictation 3-letter words
11	New: sh=/sh/ — ship, shop, fish, shut, cash
12	ch=/ch/ — chip, chop, chin, much, rich
13	th voiced/unvoiced — this, that, thin, bath, path
14	wh=/wh/, ck=/k/ after short vowel — whip, duck, sock
15	Beginning blends st-/sp- — stop, spin, spot, stem
16	bl/cl/fl — blue, clap, flag, black, clip
17	br/cr/dr — crab, drip, brick, drop, crab
18	Mixed digraphs + blends + CVC speed read

Quarter 3 (weeks 19–27)

Week	Topic	Standards
19	Intro magic e: cap→cape, hat→hate (gentle)
20	bike, like, time, hide, five
21	Build words with letter tiles; change one sound
22	Read 4–6 word sentences; scoop phrases
23	Segment + write CVC/digraph words from dictation
24	3-minute repeated reading of decodable page
25	Read shop signs / labels; letter hunt in kitchen
26	Write shopping list (invented spelling OK + phonics)
27	Listen to read-aloud; retell B-M-E with pictures

Quarter 4 (weeks 28–36)

Week	Topic	Standards
28	I like ___ because ___ (oral then write 1 sentence)
29	Read simple recipe words; sequence first/next/last
30	Labels on map; north arrow intro
31	Goods vs services words; read helper labels
32	Read health words (rest, wash, move, water)
33	Reader’s theater: 2-person decodable script
34	Write 3-sentence story with drawings
35	Full phonics battery + high-frequency review
36	Child teaches parent a lesson; portfolio night

Need a little extra help?

Live 1:1 tutoring with David Clifford on Zoom or Google Meet: $35/hour, your first hour $25. See tutoring.

Same grade: Kindergarten math · Kindergarten science · Kindergarten history

1st Grade English →

FAQ

Is this kindergarten English curriculum free?

Week 1 is free with no card needed: open the Week 1 English lesson. Weeks 2–36 unlock with a Student plan ($35/month) or a Family plan for up to 4 students ($69/month).

How long is a kindergarten English lesson?

Plan on about 15–25 minutes a day for English. There is one lesson per week of the school year, broken into short daily steps.

Is Life Academy accredited?

No. Life Academy is not accredited. It's built to help meet homeschool requirements in all 50 states, and parents are the school of record. Why that's usually fine.

Can I print it?

Yes. Every lesson prints as a worksheet with a separate parent answer key.

Life Academy is a parent-directed online K–12 curriculum, built to help meet homeschool requirements in all 50 states. It is not accredited, and parents issue the homeschool transcript. Nothing here is legal advice. Check your state's law at HSLDA. Questions? Email david.dukes77102@gmail.com.